NHL Thread: 2021-2022 Season - Page 178

HomeInMyShoes · #**3541** Posted **Jul 22, 2021, 8:15 PM**

Stories of Shae Weber being pretty much done with hockey now due to injuries.

And the Kraken make their first trade. Tyler Pitlick to Calgary for a 4th rounder.

le calmar · #**3542** Posted **Jul 22, 2021, 9:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by DoubleK

Renaud Lavioe was on NHL network saying that Price had his agent tell Bergevin to expose him.

Ok I didn’t hear that. So much for Bergevin being a genius then.

JHikka · #**3543** Posted **Jul 23, 2021, 9:07 PM**

Congrats to the Canucks on picking up the worst contract in the NHL.

thenoflyzone · #**3544** Posted **Jul 23, 2021, 9:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by DoubleK

Renaud Lavioe was on NHL network saying that Price had his agent tell Bergevin to expose him.

Not because he wanted to be traded. Apparently he spoke with Jake Allen and then decided to waive his NMC.

Regardless, at the end of the day, it's Bergevin's call whether to accept the waiver and who to protect or not for the expansion draft.

Denscity · #**3545** Posted **Jul 23, 2021, 11:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by JHikka

Congrats to the Canucks on picking up the worst contract in the NHL.

You've obviously never seen Loui Eriksson's contract. We would have paid anything just to get rid of his contract. For 4 years now.

Djeffery · #**3546** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 3:38 AM**

Montreal drafts the guy that asked to not be considered in the draft due to his sex scandal in Europe. I imagine there will be some interesting tweets coming out about this

thenoflyzone · #**3547** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 3:56 AM**

Guy got fined in Sweden. He apologized for it. It was a dumb move by his part. He’ll live and learn. No need to ruin a career over it. Everyone deserves a second chance.

Habs were within their right to pick him, as a player can’t legally remove himself from the draft.

Acajack · #**3548** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 4:22 AM**

As usual, Habs news is straight out of a Lance et compte episode.

I am just not sure which one.

thenoflyzone · #**3549** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 1:30 PM**

Apparently multiple teams still intended on selecting Mailloux in the second round.

Berklon · #**3550** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 1:34 PM**

What a classless display by the Habs.

JHikka · #**3551** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 3:23 PM**

Brutal by the Habs, especially bad when you consider that Bergevin was working with the Hawks when one of their players was sexually assaulted, covered up, and is currently going through the courts.

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Originally Posted by Denscity

You've obviously never seen Loui Eriksson's contract. We would have paid anything just to get rid of his contract. For 4 years now.

Eriksson expires after this season - OEL has six more years on his contract and he was probably the fifth best d-man on Arizona last year? And Benning wants him to be a #1? Not the same since his injury.

Jaws · #**3552** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 4:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by thenoflyzone

Guy got fined in Sweden. He apologized for it. It was a dumb move by his part. He’ll live and learn. No need to ruin a career over it. Everyone deserves a second chance.

Habs were within their right to pick him, as a player can’t legally remove himself from the draft.

The guy wanted to stay out of the draft this year. His second chance was going to come next year.

Denscity · #**3553** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 5:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by JHikka

Brutal by the Habs, especially bad when you consider that Bergevin was working with the Hawks when one of their players was sexually assaulted, covered up, and is currently going through the courts.

Eriksson expires after this season - OEL has six more years on his contract and he was probably the fifth best d-man on Arizona last year? And Benning wants him to be a #1? Not the same since his injury.

Ya but we got rid of our 3 worst contracts and players totalling $12M. And gain a solid D man captain, and a good 2nd line winger in Garland.

JHikka · #**3554** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 7:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by Denscity

Ya but we got rid of our 3 worst contracts and players totalling $12M. And gain a solid D man captain, and a good 2nd line winger in Garland.

Those contracts were expiring soon anyway. Garland's fine but he falls into the same group as Pettersson and Hughes which is: can't defend himself physically in rough areas. They've been able to put points up in the playoffs previously but once you start grouping a lot of these players together it becomes easy to shut them down. I like Garland, though.

I don't think OEL is a solid dman, and I don't think he really improves anything for the Canucks in either the short or long term. Can't emphasize enough how bad he was last season for the Coyotes. Vancouver's not getting 2016 OEL.

Denscity · #**3555** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 8:24 PM**

No but playing for a terrible team year after year can't be great for output or morale.
Thinking OEL will have a bounce back with a new better team with Swedes everywhere lol.

logan5 · #**3556** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 8:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by Denscity

No but playing for a terrible team year after year can't be great for output or morale.
Thinking OEL will have a bounce back with a new better team with Swedes everywhere lol.

The guy is way off on ekmund Larsen. He trying to say that he is some bottom pairing guy and that is ridiculous. He is an upgrade for the Canucks, with a huge potential to regain his 8 mil per year form after playing in that disaster in Arizona.

The Canucks forwards are gaining Podkolzin, Garland, and Dickinson. We can put out 3 scoring lines at this point. It’ll be an interesting upcoming season. The Canucks are a vastly improved team.

Denscity · #**3557** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 8:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by logan5

The guy is way off on ekmund Larsen. He trying to say that he is some bottom pairing guy and that is ridiculous. He is an upgrade for the Canucks, with a huge potential to regain his 8 mil per year form after playing in that disaster in Arizona.

The Canucks forwards are gaining Podkolzin, Garland, and Dickinson. We can put out 3 scoring lines at this point. It’ll be an interesting upcoming season. The Canucks are a vastly improved team.

Yup that's what I'm thinking.

JHikka · #**3558** Posted **Jul 24, 2021, 9:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by logan5

The guy is way off on ekmund Larsen. He trying to say that he is some bottom pairing guy and that is ridiculous. He is an upgrade for the Canucks, with a huge potential to regain his 8 mil per year form after playing in that disaster in Arizona.

Sounds good. Will come back to this comment in November or so, but I think we're in for some disappointment if we think the Canucks defense is better today than it was last season.

Vancouver were a worse defensive team than Arizona last season, just as an aside. He's a weak defender moving to a weaker defensive unit.

Denscity · #**3559** Posted **Jul 26, 2021, 4:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by Berklon

What a classless display by the Habs.

Well his last name is French so that might be part of it?

Nicko999 · #**3560** Posted **Jul 27, 2021, 1:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by Berklon

What a classless display by the Habs.

Although I do believe in second chances...

That's Bergevin for you!

This clown never cease to surprise me. Too bad COVID and Price have saved his ass those past 2 years.